Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes is a former
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Calvados
Calvados (, , ) is a brandy from Normandy in France, made from apples or pears, or from apples with pears.
History In France
Apple orchards and brewers are mentioned as far back as the 8th century by Charlemagne. The first known record of Nor ...
department in the
Normandy
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region
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in northwestern
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune
Aure sur Mer.
History
World War II
On 13 September 1942 13 British commandos landed at night near Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes from a
Motor Torpedo Boat in
Operation Aquatint, a reconnaissance mission to collect information about the surrounding area, and took a German guard prisoner.
[Operation Aquatint]
Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes is located at the eastern end of
Omaha Beach, one of the landings sites on
D-Day, 6 June 1944, at the beginning of the
Battle of Normandy
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, during
World War II
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.
Population
See also
*
Communes of the Calvados department
History of the local ruined Saint Simeon chapel, with images
References
Former communes of Calvados (department)
Calvados communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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